芝兰玉树

芝蘭玉樹
zhīlányùshù
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

CEDICT

比喻优秀的子弟。语出《晋书．卷七九．谢安传》：「玄字幼度。少颖悟，与从兄朗俱为叔父安所器重。安尝戒约子侄，因曰：『子弟亦何豫人事，而正欲使其佳？』诸人莫有言者，玄答曰：『譬如芝兰玉树，欲使其生于庭阶耳。』」后用作对别人子弟的讚美词。《再生缘．卷一》：「人间富贵荣华尽，膝下芝兰玉树齐。」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 芝兰 zhīlán
  1. lit. iris and orchid
  2. fig. exalted sentiments
  3. (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
=2 玉树 Yùshù see 玉树藏族自治州 Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
=2 玉树 yùshù
  1. (literary, figurative) jade-like beautiful tree
  2. (literary, figurative) snow-covered tree
  3. (literary, figurative) young man who is talented or handsome
  4. (literary, mythology) fairy tree
  5. (～市) Yushu (a county-level city of Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai, China)
  6. (～藏族自治州, ～州) Yushu (an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China)
  7. Yushu (a county-level city of Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai, China)
  8. Yushu (an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China)
  9. eucalyptus
  10. fairy tree
  11. jade-like beautiful tree
  12. silver dollar (Crassula arborescens)
  13. snow-covered tree
  14. young man who is talented or handsome